"One walk cycle should show your character moving in a forward motion across the page (in a landscape format) and one walk cycle should show your character walking on the spot. These drawings should then be scanned and edited together."
INITIAL TRIALS
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| Wanted to make own walk cycle reference sheet so it connected the dots a bit more clearly in my head |
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| Placed head first, then body (leant forward for controlled falling pose) |
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| Made notes based on one leg's movement |
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| Own final reference sheet |
- Trial animation
- Just one leg to see if the movement flowed properly
- It did, therefore moved onto putting the back leg in
- No longer just hopping
- Walk cycle moved smoothly
- Wanted to put flying wiggly arms in
- Put wiggly arms in
- Shoulder movement apparent from where the arm connects to the body and how that point moves back and forth
- Wanted wigglier arms so exaggerated the bend for the final linework
- Final linework
- Exaggerated wiggle in arms
- Rounded off the hinges and joints to make the whole figure fluid and cartoonish
- Pleased with result and now have an understanding of the cycle
WALK CYCLE I
- Started with wire frame
- Fleshed out to a full human form
- Tried to give a confident gait whilst keeping the walk looking very natural
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| Exploration into things to include in walk cycle I |
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| Exploration of character costuming and potential ideas for secondary animation |
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| Potential ideas for background elements that didn't get included |
- Added clothing
- Using light box to ensure costuming stayed consistent throughout walk cycle
- Added neckerchief for secondary animation
- Was going to include coat worn by Billy the Kid
- Preferred keeping silhouette clean and visible at all angles, showing skills in drawing a convincing walk cycle
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| Final animation, inked in a style reminiscent of James Norbury |
WALK CYCLE II
- Decided to do further visual exploration for second walk cycle
- Wanted to create a smoother animation and have simpler character design elements to ensure consistency
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| Experimenting with simple, quick, brush pen sketches |
- Settled on simple style reminiscent of that of Heikala
- Illustrator found on Pinterest and Tumblr
- Released an illustration sketchbook entitled "Lines", filled with illustrations such as the one shown
- Chose to use brush pen and fineliner
- Simple facial details
- Use of pattern for waistcoat to separate it from other elements
MISTAKES
- Did not understand what the brief meant with a cycle that walked "across the page"
- Couldn't wrap my head around it
- Repeated the "on the spot" cycle from before, thinking I would just be taking pictures differently
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| Realised my mistake and went about using a light box to fix it |
- Inked everything very simply
- Left details until end of process
- Decided not to include any kind of background as I was too buy fixing my mistakes
- Cut out every piece
- Used light box to match up pieces
- Masking tape to get totally in place
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| Added in a few more frames after this to make the transition from edges of page smoother |
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| Final across page animation |
EVALUATION
- Wasn't happy with either animation
- Not particularly happy with art recently, cannot nail down a particular style
- First walk cycle could have been less choppy
- Successful on-spot animation however, moves realistically
- Did a good job of fixing the mistake
- Show of perseverance if nothing else
- Tried a simpler style, didn't like it
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